Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun] [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A presidential candidate could win election on the first round only by gaining an absolute majority of the votes cast by at least one-quarter of registered voters ; otherwise the election would be decided by a second-round run-off between the two candidates with most votes . |
| 2 | Replace all metal drainpipes with plastic ones ( which are far too flimsy for anyone to scale ) , remove any trees near the house that would assist ascent to the first floor and absolutely never leave ladders outside the house , front or back , always lock them away . |
| 3 | She might get over this present illness but would only fall victim to the first virus that came along . |
| 4 | Clearly , if an animal is to learn to do X by operant conditioning , it must occasionally do X in the first place ; otherwise X could never be reinforced . |
| 5 | They promote health and help prevent illness in the first place . |
| 6 | They promote health and help prevent illness in the first place . |
| 7 | Palazzo Spinola will show material from the first half of the seventeenth century , while the latter half will appear in the Palazzo Reale . |
| 8 | but it falls down in front of the unexpected , when you actually do see things for the first time . |
| 9 | But he told me that , in the eyes of the law , theft is actually a lesser charge than handling stolen goods If there were n't people handling stolen goods then nobody would nick things in the first place . |
| 10 | Perverse conditioned psychological needs require some of our best thinking to solve — but then we should n't have let them become habits in the first place . |
| 11 | TEETHING troubles with America 's second space shuttle , Challenger , could disrupt plans for the first flight of Europe 's Spacelab this autumn . |
| 12 | But to provide Childcare Cheques would cost £250,200 in the first year with on-going costs of £206,200 a year . |
| 13 | Where did Karen meet Drew for the first time ? |
| 14 | This is likely to mean ITN will face competition for the first time . |
| 15 | COMPETITORS from all over the country will take part in the first North Wales regional tennis centre wheelchair tennis tournament at Wrexham this week . |
| 16 | This would tie in with the kind of creature that could take advantage of the first abundance of flowering plants and special insects emerging in the late Cretaceous . |
| 17 | The next day was Thursday , and that , as the whole of Miss Honey 's class knew , was the day on which the Headmistress would take charge of the first lesson after lunch . |
| 18 | To mark the occasion , a commemorative tree-planting ceremony will take place on the first day of the championships . |
| 19 | This may take place at the first meeting with the client , though for larger assignments a site visit and access to confidential material may be necessary before such an assessment can be properly made . |
| 20 | This may take place at the first meeting with the client , although for larger assignments access to confidential material may be necessary before such an assessment can be made . |
| 21 | If the maritime portion does not take place in the first leg of the journey , the transport document can not attest to a loading on board the vessel when , in fact , the goods are only on board a truck or railroad car . |
| 22 | For example , when words which should have stress on the first syllable were said with stress on the second syllable , they were misinterpreted . |
| 23 | There were eighteen patients who had recurrence , twenty percent of patients who did have recurrence in the first year , and we 've subdivided those , labelling seven patients protocol violators . |
| 24 | If they manage to lure a victim within reach before dropping the illusion , the Daemonettes will automatically gain surprise on the first round of hand-to-hand combat . |
| 25 | Meetings now on Thursdays , which means you can still attend practices at the First Aid Post on Wednesdays . ’ |
| 26 | Together these alterations in domestic and international societies would make wars like the First World War impossible . |
| 27 | Tonight she would make love for the first time — and it would be with the man she loved . |
| 28 | ‘ Rodin in China ’ , organised by the Musée Rodin , Paris , is something of a coup in that among the 113 works to be shown , the large version of ‘ The thinker ’ will leave Paris for the first time . |
| 29 | The teams will leave Liverpool on the first leg on Sunday , November 15 , but the actual challenge begins on Wednesday , November 18 . |
| 30 | The movement originated in Germany , where Red Cross ambulance dogs were trained to help blind veterans after the First World War ; today we have 450 centres across Britain . |